AthFest 2007

A News Blog for Friends of the Elephant 6 Recording Company

Published Wednesday, May 30, 2007 by Jeff | E-mail this post

It's almost time again for that other Athens music festival, AthFest, which spotlights a great variety of musicians from the Athens scene. This year's festival includes quite a few bands of interest to Optical Atlas, such as M Coast, Casper and the Cookies, Zach Gresham (of Summer Hymns), Dark Meat, King of Prussia, Madeline, Russian Spy Camera, Venice is Sinking, We Versus the Shark, and many more. It takes place June 20-24, and you can find ticket information, venues, and a full lineup at the AthFest site.

As part of their annual tradition, the festival is also releasing a musical compilation to promote the festival. AthFest 2007 is now available from Athensmusic.net, and features a previously unreleased track by Dark Meat, as well as material from M Coast and King of Prussia (and such other diverse offerings as the Athens Boys Choir and Tin Cup Prophette.